Tablet Salesman Retires

Longtime Tablet salesman Dan Monahan was honored at a retirement party at the diocesan offices in Park Slope on March 29. Monahan, center, was surprised when part of his family arrived to join the celebration. Standing are daughters Patricia Ganun and Maureen Kryda, wife Rose, and son-in-law Bob Ganun holding Patrick. Looking forward to having more time with grandpa were, in front, Jack and Caitlin Ganun and Juliana Kryda.

Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens is launching “Catholic Charities in Focus,” a news magazine show on the Prayer Channel, on Easter Sunday, April 8. The half-hour TV show will showcase the work of Catholic Charities and the people they help.

Gail Donovan will anchor the program, which will air several times a week. The program can be seen on Time Warner Cable channel 97 and Cablevision channel 30. For a complete schedule visit www.ccbq.org or call Lucy Garrido-Mota at 718-722-6204.

Outstanding alumni, faculty and community leaders will be honored at Xaverian H.S.’s annual St. Francis Xavier Society Award ceremony on Sunday, April 15 at the Bay Ridge school.

Honorees include alumni Captain Richard L. Cole ’81, Joseph Lamicela ’94; St. Michael H.S. alum Robert DeStefano ’60; and Brother Jeremy Sztabnik, OSF, ’56; faculty Domenick Laurendi and Ana Loposky; Xaverian parents Sandy and Paul Iacullo; and the Honorable Michael Long, chairman of the state’s Conservative Party.

A 9:30 a.m. Mass will be followed by a full breakfast. Tickets are $35. Call John Positano at 718-836-7100.

Come have fun at Mary Queen of Heaven’s Raffle Riot Night in Mill Basin on Thursday, April 19. The evening at El Caribe Country Club, 5945 Strickland Ave., starts at 7 p.m. Live versions of popular TV game shows will be played with wonderful prizes. Admission is only $15 and includes wine, cheese, snacks, soda cake and dessert. Call 718-763-2330 for more information.

This Week’s Tip of The TabletTalk Top Hat goes to the honorees at Msgr. McClancy M.H.S.’s 50th Anniversary Celebration President’s Dinner April 21.

Receiving the Cor Jesu Award, the highest honor the school bestows, will be Kevin DeMattheis ’82, Michael Troisi ’63, and Brother Robert Ziobro. The McClancy Leadership award will be presented to Hector Algorraba, founder of foundation “Helping Children Realize Their Dreams.”

Join them at Russo’s on the Bay by calling Ed McGlone ’76 or Brother James O’Grady at 718-397-9343 or by email at mcclancyhs@yahoo.com.

The St. Columba Ladies Guild, Marine Park, will hold its annual Card Party on April 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the parish hall at 2245 Kimball St. Light refreshments will be served. Tickets are $10. Call Rose at 718-627-4247.

St. Michael’s Diocesan H.S., “the school that would not die,” is celebrating its 48th annual reunion of all graduating classes 1930-1960 on Friday, April 20.

Honorees are the Class of 1957 and Robert P. Whelan, Class of 1940. Come join old friends at Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, for a business meeting at 5:30 p.m. followed by cocktail hour and a buffet dinner. For more information, call the alumni office at 718-836-7100 ext. 863 or e-mail Mikeman59@aol.com.

Young ladies between 18-25 are invited to compete for the title of Mary from Dungloe at St. Sebastian’s Gala Dance in Woodside, Saturday, April 21, 8:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.

The winner will receive round trip airfare to Donegal, Ireland, in July to compete in international Mary from Dungloe contest, one week’s accommodation, and Waterford crystal. Music by Gerry Finlay and the Cara Band. $40. Open bar and hot buffet. Call 718-361-6889.

If you attended St. Helen’s School in Howard Beach from 1966 to the present, the 40th anniversary committee is looking for photos of students in the classrooms, school events, sacramental celebrations, pageants or sports events. They will be using the photos at the 40th Anniversary Dinner Dance to be held at Russo’s on the Bay on June 11. Original photos will be scanned and returned to owners. Please call 718-835-4155 to let them know what you have.

Ozanam Hall of Queens Nursing Home, Bayside, will host their 10th Annual Rose of Carmel Benefit Gala on Tuesday, May 1 at Russo’s on the Bay.
For more information call 718-971-2020.

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Lent in Middle Village

During Lent, children in the CCD program and students at St. Margaret, Middle Village, received pieces of paper with penances to do. After doing the penances, they brought the paper to church and pinned it to a cross in the sanctuary. At the end of Lent, Father Steven Aguggia, administrator of St. Margaret’s, is pictured in front of the cross with some of the parish children.